ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



npartment for large apes in Primates' House. 



the part of the builders, every effort has been 

 made to meet the numerous special wants in- 

 separable from large permanent buildings for 

 animals. 



The total cost of the building is $64,160, and 



New York. Its live animals will be provided 

 by the Zoological Society. No portion of the 

 cost of the Zoological Park has been met by the 

 State of New York, or otherwise than by pri- 

 vate citizens throusrh the Zoolosrical Societv. 



it is paid from funds provided bv the City of and the municipality of New York. 



Red and Gray Squiirels have multiplied surprisingly 

 well in the Park, and numerous are the battles fought, lor 

 they are mortal enemies. Frequently when some indus- 

 trious member of the SritiroidM is busily engaged m gar- 

 nering the winter's store of nuts, his work is likely to be 

 rudely disturbed by a tiny redskin torment. Away they go, 

 a flash of gray and red, the gray to seek shelter in the top 

 of some lofty shagbark or sweet gum, while little spitfire 

 returns, to confiscate the result of his hard labor. 



The editorial on page twenty-fiv- of this is- 

 sue, reprinted from Bulletin No. V., is worthy 

 of your serious attention. A membership of 

 3,000 would indeed be a tower of strength, 

 and there must be at least io.odo good citizens 

 in this great city who could become Annual 

 Members. 



THE PARK LIBRARY. 



Books for the correct identification of mam- 

 mals, birds, and reptiles are as necessary as 

 food with which to keep them alive. At this 

 moment the Zoological Park office urgently 

 needs, for daily use, $5,000 worth of zoological 

 books and periodicals. Now that the Service 

 Building is complete and occupied by the Park 

 officers, it is time for the formation of a library 

 to begin in real earnest. Thus far, the So- 

 ciety's expenditures for books have been lim- 

 ited to about $1,500; and, in reality, a special 

 Library Fund is one of the needs of the hour. 



Incidentally, it may be mentioned that any 

 member of the Societv, or friend thereof, who 



